1. Please Do Now What did you do for a science notebook last year? How did you setup and organize your notebook?

2. Student Responses

3. Science Notebook 1.) Leave the first four pages of your notebook blank 2.) Take 3 minutes right now to number the rest of your pages starting with page 1 – Remember to leave the first four pages of your notebook completely blank for the Table of Contents

4. Science Notebook 3.) Every day when I give you a Please Do Now it will be accompanied with a title and a date. – The title and the date go in the Table of Contents 4.) I know this sounds tedious but it will make it easier to grade your notebook and for you to use your notebook on quizzes and tests

5. Straw Tower Challenge Your Goals: Design and build a straw tower that is as tall as possible and that can support the heaviest ball possible Rewards will be given to the tallest tower and the tower that can support the heavies ball

6. Examples

7. Materials You will be given the following materials – 50 Straws – 1 meter of masking tape Advice: Use your tape wisely. One meter is not a lot of tape

8. Exit Ticket In your own words: Justify why you think that your straw tower will or will not hold the ball.